Powering the future

Powering the future

Date: March 7, 2019

Australian miners are leading the charge to meet growing demand for battery metals.

Australia has seized the initiative in the clean energy revolution, with Western Australia at the heart of the industry’s development. Amid forecasts of continued demand growth from the energy and transport sectors for battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and manganese, Australian miners are leading the charge with projects around the world.

Launching the Western Australian ‘Future Battery Industry Strategy’ on 31 January, Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan described the battery industry as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ for the state.

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